Wagon-standard



(No Model.)

B. D. GHESNUT.

WAGON STANDARD.

'No. 549,898. PaQtentedNov. 19, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEIcE.

BENJAMIN D. CHESNUT, OF LAROHIVOOD, IOIVA.

WAGON-STANDARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 549,898, dated November19, 1895.

Application filed June 11, 1895. Serial No. 552,432. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN D. OHEsNUr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Larchwood, in the county of Lyon and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in WVagon-Standards; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in wagon-standards; and it hasfor its prime object to provide a standard which will permit of a quickand easy removal and replacement of the wagon-body.

A further object of the invention is to so construct and adapt thestandard for operation that it will be very strong and durable and notliable to injury when loading or unloading logs or the like and willfacilitate the loading'and unloading of such articles, which is animportant desideratum.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be fully understoodfrom the following description and claims, when taken in connection withthe annexed drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a view of a part of arunninggear, illustrating a part of a wagon-body and parts of myimprovements in section; and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a part of abolster with my improvements applied.

Referring by letter to said drawings, A indicates a wagon-bolster, and Ba part of a wagon-body, both of which may be of any ordinary or approvedconstruction.

' In the illustration of my invention I have shown but one standard; butof course there is one employed at each end of the bolster, and as theyare similar in construction a description of one will suffice for both.

Each bolster is provided on its upper side and at opposite ends with acasting C. These castings are of a form substantially as shown, havingtheir inner ends provided with a vertical recess a, so as to form twofulcrum branches Z), and between these branches is a beveled or taperingwall 0, for a purpose which will presently appear. The casting issecured to the bolster by bolts d and nuts or other suitable fasteningdevices, as I do not wish to limit myself to any particular means forsecuring the casting to the bolster.

D indicates the standard. This standard is beveled at its lower end onits inner side, as shown'at e, and is pivoted between the branches 1) ofthe casting by means of a bolt, rod f, or the like and in such a mannerthat when thrown outwardly oblique, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1of the drawings, the beveled portion will be flush, or approxr matelyso, with the inner ends of the casting O, and the said standard in thisposition will rest on the inclined Wall 0 of said casting, while theouter portion of the standard may bear upon a wheel of the vehicle. Itwill be observed that by thus pivoting the standard to the casting, whensaid standard has been thrown into a vertical position, its innerstraight side will extend inwardly beyond the plane of the slottedbranch of the casting. By this construction it will be seen that thereis a sufficient space left between the inner ends of the castings oneach bolster to accommodate the expansion or contraction of the body andto facilitate the insertion and removal of the same on the running-gear.By having the standards pivoted in the manner described they may bethrown outwardly against the wheels, which will bring them clearly awayfrom contact with the side walls of the body, and thereby obviate theobjectionable experience of having the body stick between the standards,which so often occurs in damp weather, and where the standards are fixedto the bolster, so as to bear snugly against the side walls of the body.

E indicates a prop or brace for the standard. This brace is pivoted atits lower end upon the casting by means of a rod or bolt g, which takesthrough the casting and down through the bolster, as shown. I prefer torecess the casting, as shown at h, where the brace is pivoted, andprovide the same with a hole to receive a pivot bolt or rod. The upperend of this brace is tapered or reduced so as to enter an under-cut oroblique slot 1: in the outer side of the standard. By this means it willbe seen that the brace will not only support the standard from outwardmovement, but it will prevent the standard from flexing down on thebolster when the box or body has been removed. I

In order to prevent the brace from casual rotation 011 its pivot, Iprovide a spring for normally holding the same in position. The spring Fmay be composed of steel wire of a sufiicient thickness, and as aconvenient means of attaching the same to the standard I provide a clipG, having a groove j disposed vertically on its inner side to receivethe vertical branch of the spring. This plate G is secured on the endsof the standard by means of screws or the like, and as an additionalmeans of security I bend the spring at its lower end, as shown at I, andforce the short branch m. into a hole a on the under side of thebolster. It is obvious, however, that the spring may be secured in otherways without departing from this feature of my invention, and a springof other suitable form may be employed. The brace E has its baseextended slightly beyond the casting upon which it is pivoted, and thisextended end is notched or forked, as shown at 1), and the branches q ofthis fork are rounded, as shown, so as to facilitate the turning of thebrace on its pivot, the spring extending up, so as to enter the fork ornotch of said b ace.

In addition to the ease and facility by which the body may be removedand replaced on the running-gear the standards afford no obstruction inloading and unloading logs. In fact when they are thrown outwardlyagainst the wheels they are removed from danger and risk of being brokenand afford a very convenient means for placing and removing the logsfrom the wagon.

In order that the brace may be allowed to turn on its pivot-bolt, andyet the bolt be drawn tightly and not allow the nut to work oif, I placea collars in the aperture of the brace and surrounding the bolt g, sothat the head of the bolt will impinge on said collar, as better shownin Fig. 1 of the drawings.

While I have shown and described the standard as arranged on thebolster, yet it is obvious that it may be mounted on the sandboard andwork equally as well.

Ilaving described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination of awagon bolster, a standard pivoted thereon so as to enable it to swing inthe direction of the length of the bolster and having an undercut oroblique notch in its outer side, and the brace for the standardpivotally connected with the bolster so as to enable it to swing in ahorizontal plane and adapted to engage the notch in the brace,substantially as specified.

2. The combination with a wagon bolster, of a standard hinged orpivotally supported thereon an d havingan oblique notch or und orcut onits outer side, a pivoted brace adapted to engage the notched portion,and a spring adapted to engage the brace and retain the same, inengagement with the standard.

3. The combination with a bolster, of a casting secured thereon andhaving the slotted or recessed portion provided with an oblique wall,the standard pivoted in the slotted or recessed portion and having itslower inner end beveled, and a brace for movablysupporting the standard,substantially as specified.

l. The combination with a bolster, of the casting secured thereto andslotted or recessed at its inner end and also having an oblique wall,the standard pivoted in the casting and having its lower inner endbeveled, and its outer side provided with an undercut or oblique slot,the brace for the standard pivoted on the casting, and the springsecured to the bolster and adapted to engage the brace, sub stantiallyas specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN I). CIIESNUT,

\Vitnesses 2 M. II. BRADLEY, J. M. PEACOCK.

